Complementary Therapy and Alternative Therapy: What’s the Difference?

The use of “complementary therapy” and “alternative therapy” is often used as a single category. They may also be combined into one phrase as complementary and alternative therapies or CAM to refer to medical products and practices that fall outside of the standard medical care.

A research by Hornerber et al published in 2011 suggested that almost 50% of cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies at some time during their illness. This was a huge increase compared to the 25% users in the 1970s. Although there is no evidence yet that these prevent or cure cancer, people opt …read more